10
JAPAN
Yen
Camphor
Coal and Coke
Cuttle Fish .....
11
362,067 Rice 1,023,956 Seaweed
The following table shows the total values of the principal classes of goods Exported in 1894:-
Books and Paper
...Yen 5,595,398
607,029
>>
6,587,223
Shellfish
667,818
,,
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Drugs, Medicines, Dyes, &c...
1,162,453 Silk, Floss Silk and Cocoons.
937,878 Silk Manufactures
42,892,751
>>
12,058,129
Fans
Ginseng
}"
343,060 Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, &c. 499,798 Straw-plaits
315,252 743,399
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Grain, Beverages and Provns,
""
1,711,363 Tea
7,930,287
Kanten or Colle Vegetale
Lacquered Ware
"
495,625 Textile Fabrics, Clothing, &c. 797,539 Tobacco
*
5,677,359
""
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Matches
19
3,795,635 Umbrellas
""
348,274 776,064
Mats for floor..
19
Metals (mostly copper)
1,965,493 Sundries & Duty Free Goods. 6,030,372 Coal for Ship's use
""
Mushrooms
""
573,511 Foreign Produce and Manf.
3,605,236 1,904,156 1,074,910
Oil and Wax
1,279,191
91
Porcelain and Earthenware..
1,484,854
"
Yen 113,246,086
Beverages and Provisions
1,773,201
27
903,566
>>
The Imports from various Foreign Countries in 1834 are classified by the Depart- ment of Finance as :-
Arms, and Munitions of War Yen
Books and Stationery
370,742 Machinery, Instruments &c. Yen 2,294,145
Spinning Loco. Engines...
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Clocks and Watches...
37
643,056 Metals
""
2,858,321 1,580,273-
,, 10,932,716
Clothing and Apparel Coal .....
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"
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Cotton, Raw
Cotton Yarn
Cotton Piece Goods
Oil-cakes
,, 19,610,760 Silk and Silk Manufactures
7,977,366 Sugar
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Drugs, Medicines, & Chemicals,, Dyes and Paints
Flax, Hemp, and Manufs. of Glass and Glass Ware
Grain (Rice, Beans, &c.)
359,614 Oil and Wax (ex. Kerosine).. 472,757
"
556,661
""
822,195
""
522,914
17
13,324,521
7,069,694 Textile Fabrics, Miscellaneous 3,596,280 Tobacco, Cigars & Cigarettes 1,973,283 Vessels, Steam
"
558,716
""
378,833 8,202,549
807,833 Wines and Liquors
515,343
367,767 Wool and Manufactures of... 11,754,136 Sundries
"1
7,982,882
"
2,328,428
Hair, Horns, Ivory, Skin, &c.
1,808,068
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Kerosine Oil
5,135,332
Yen 117,481,955
The total Shipping, including junks, from and to Foreign countries, for the year 1894 was-
Steamers
Sailing Vessels......
Entered
1,788
Tonnage 2,539,951
Cleared 1,504
Tonnage Total Tonuage
729
149,830
768
2,090,380 147,017
3,292 1,497
4,630,331
296,847
2,237,397 4,789
4,927,178
2,517 2,689,781 2,272
Of which 794 steamers and 215 sailing vessels entered, and 36 steamers and 123 sailing vessels cleared in ballast. 1,223 steamers of 2,084,712 tons and 21 sailing vessels of 33,756 tons entered, and 1,439 steamers of 2,404,567 tons and 24 sailing vessels of 35,622 tons cleared in the coast trade between the open ports. Of this tonnage employed coastwise 61 per cent. was under the British flag and 19 per cent. Japanese vessels employed in foreign trade. The merchant vessels entered from Foreign countries in, 1894 were divided among the different nationalities as under :---
Britis' German
Japanese (excluding Junks)
United States of America
Russian
Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total Tonnage ..850 1,539,900
124
74,212
974
1,614,112
....370
336,361
6
7,139
376
3-13,500
...319
277,385
61
10,052
380
287,437
32
83,350
81
48,380
113
131,730
60
92,202
3
220
63
92,122
Norwegian
95 89.437
95
89,437
Austrian
22
56,760
22
56,760
French
26
54,722
26
54,722
Other Countries
1.1
9,834
6
345
20
10,179
1,788 2,539,951
281
140,348 2,069 2,680,299
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